Archive | Screenplay RSS feed for this section
FiveSprockets™ Unveils New Features
We visted FiveSprockets recently; an online screenplay writing package coupled through story development, pre, post and actual production until final distribution. They’ve updated their software today so if you haven’t taken a look yet, now is a good time. Certainly the front page looks more inviting and interesting, so I’ll go and give it a [...]
Continue reading...A Name Is Just A Name - Finding The Right Fictional Character Name
8. October 2008
I read this article and thought it might be of use to screenplay writers, so I reproduce it here, in full, with permission. By David B Silva Naming a fictional character can often be a challenge. For many writers, and I include myself in this group, your character really doesn’t come alive for you until he or [...]
Continue reading...Screenwriter’s fees
13. September 2008
When you look over what the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) say you should get for your screenplay at between $39,290 and $80,427 with another $26,495 to $43,875 for the treatment, you can look to screenplay writing as a good way to earn a more than reasonable living, providing you’re selling more than one a [...]
Continue reading...Should screenplay writers be on the set?
4. September 2008
Writers spend most of their time alone in a room with their computers. Writing. They rarely go outside to see if the weather has changed whilst writing to tight deadlines. What happens when a studio finally says yes to one of your screenplays and invites you to the filming of ‘your’ movie a year later. [...]
Continue reading...Only in the movies
11. April 2008
From: www.martweiss.com please tell us where they got this from so we can credit the writer. We did try to email to get permission, but it’s not working there. If we are asked to take this post down for good reason, we will do straight away because we respect copyright. During all police investigations it will [...]
Continue reading...Blank canvas and writer’s block
11. March 2008
It’s great having writer’s block when you want to start designing your next film. You have a great big blank sheet of paper (or computer screen). You have nothing to stop you from writing anything. Writing anything is a good way forward. You need to brainstorm all of your ideas. You can brainstorm by yourself. The [...]
Continue reading...The script is everything in movie making
10. March 2008
Actors, directors and crew won’t agree as obviously their tasks in making a film are much more important, but unless the script is a near perfect piece of writing (some will say it must be perfect) then good will not follow. An average script can be made a good film by the director and crew, [...]
Continue reading...
12. November 2008
0 Comments